Berbice youth dies after cutlass attack

Police in Berbice are probing the murder of an 18-year-old man in the Corentyne area and two other teenagers are the main suspect. The dead man, Keon Byass, was attacked and chopped about his body on Easter Monday morning while making his way home from a nearby shop.  He passed away on Tuesday in the […]

Oil audit finds several descrepencies in cost recovery claims

In its final Petroleum Cost Recovery Audit Report for the period spanning 1999-2017, IHS Markit found that a significant percentage of the US$1.6B in claims made by Esso Exploration and Production Limited (EEPGL) – a subsidiary of US oil giant ExxonMobil – lacked supporting documents. “…nearly 50% of the intercompany charges being included in the […]

FPSO Prosperity arrives in Guyana

Guyana’s newest Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessel, Prosperity, arrived in Guyana on Monday morning. The vessel is joining the oil production facilities on the Payara field, located in the Stabroek block, offshore Guyana. Payara is the third project in the Stabroek Block. The new vessel is expected to be working in the local oil […]

Robin Hollow Blocks company lands GNBS Quality Certification

Local company, Robin Hollow Blocks has become the latest company to be certified by the Guyana National Bureau of Standards under its Product Certification Programme. The GNBS has explained that Robin Hollow Blocks has attained certification to manufacture four (4) and six (6) inch blocks which meet the requirements of the National Standard GYS 215:2018 […]

Two elderly men die in separate fires

Within 24hrs, two men were killed in two separate fires in the country. The Guyana Fire Service in a statement today said 75-year-old Sammy Munian lost his life on Wednesday afternoon when a fire engulfed his Fairfield, Mahaicony home. An investigation by the Fire Service said, a fire had been set to a pile of […]

Government and Opposition welcome latest border case ruling by ICJ

The Government and the Opposition have both welcomed the latest ruling from the International Court, which rejected Venezuela’s objections to the case. Moments after Venezuela’s objections were thrown out, President Irfaan Ali, said Guyana remains confident that its longstanding international boundary with Venezuela will be confirmed by the Court. “Guyana has always been fully committed […]